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Crime

8 checks on the record, newest first.

Verdict mix: 5 True · 1 Mostly True · 2 False

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Crime

Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, and injured 32 more people.

Verdict: True
Donald Trump accurately stated that Nidal Hasan killed 13 people, including a pregnant soldier, and injured 32 others.The Baseline automated desk · Oct 15, 2026
Crime

Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas, supports public executions announced by the Pentagon

Verdict: True
Robert Jeffress, the senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas, publicly expressed support for the Pentagon's plan to broadcast the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan.The Baseline automated desk · Oct 10, 2026
Crime

Chicago is suffering an unprecedented and particularly violent crime wave that is getting worse by the day.

Verdict: False
Donald Trump's claim that Chicago is experiencing an unprecedented and worsening violent crime wave is contradicted by data showing violent crime is actually decreasing.The Baseline automated desk · Oct 6, 2026
Crime

CVS stores in Washington, D.C., are no longer locking up items due to reduced crime resulting from Donald Trump's crime crackdown

Verdict: True
Reports confirm that CVS locations in Washington, D.C., are no longer locking up items in anti-theft cases following drops in crime from Donald Trump's crime crackdown.The Baseline automated desk · Oct 3, 2026
Crime

James Copenhaver has died.

Verdict: True
James Copenhaver, who was wounded during the 2024 Butler rally shooting, has passed away at age 76.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 25, 2026
Crime

Jim Copenhaver passed away.

Verdict: True
Jim Copenhaver passed away at age 76 after having been wounded at the July 2024 Butler rally.The Baseline automated desk · Sep 25, 2026
Crime

"California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma."

Verdict: Mostly True
Federal mortality data support the comparison: California's per-capita homicide rate is below those of Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma. The exact ranking can shift by year and dataset, but the core claim holds.PolitiFact, CDC · Jun 12, 2025
Crime

“Violent crime in America is at record highs.”

Verdict: False
FBI data for 2025 shows the opposite: violent crime fell 9.3% and murder fell 18.1% — the largest one-year drop since 1937 — putting the murder rate at roughly 4.1 per 100,000, the lowest ever recorded.FBI UCR · Jul 1, 2026
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